Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Leandra polyadena Ule

All Determinations:

Leandra polyadena Ule det. A. Gröger, 1999

Location:

Venezuela. Bolívar. Carrao-tepuí, lower SE slopes. Alt. 2130 - 2430 m. (6988 - 7972 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. A. Steyermark 60880 with , 7 Dec 1944

Description:

Shrub. Shrub, 5-8 ft tall; with sprawling elongated branches; leaves and rachis rose orchid with rose purple sticky glands; calyx pale green; filaments white; anthers creamy; style rose; leaves glutinous, membranaceous, deep green above, pale below.

Habitat:

Upper slopes.

Other:

Specimen Notes: [Specimen located at US (barcode 00753633), and data courtesy of the Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program of the Smithsonian Institution.]

Identifiers:

GUID: 3da2b722-4b06-46bc-9547-2cded56fe4a9

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